Russell Morash

Russell Morash (1936–2024) was an American television producer and director best known as the creator of This Old House. A longtime producer at WGBH in Boston, he also worked on influential programs including The French Chef, The Victory Garden, and The New Yankee Workshop. Morash helped pioneer instructional television by putting skilled craftspeople and experts at the center of practical, real-world programs. His work on This Old House, which debuted in 1979, helped establish the modern home-improvement television genre.

Works

Between Time and Timbuktu

A poet-astronaut is shot through an area of space called the Chronosynclastic Infundibulum. He is duplicated into infinite copies of himself, each of whom finds himself in a bizarre situations on a different world.

Release Date1972-03-13

Charactersd Sandy Abernathy

Vote Count3

American Masters

American Masters is a PBS television series which produces biographies on enduring writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, and others who have left an indelible impression on the cultural landscape of the United States.

Release Date1986-06-23

Charactersd Self

Episode Count1

Vote Count25

Julia

Using never-before-seen archival footage, personal photos, first-person narratives, and cutting-edge, mouth-watering food cinematography, the film traces Julia Child's surprising path, from her struggles to create and publish the revolutionary Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961) which has sold more than 2.5 million copies to date, to her empowering story of a woman who found fame in her 50s, and her calling as an unlikely television sensation.

Release Date2021-11-04

Charactersd Self

Vote Count13

This Old House

TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.

Release Date1979-01-01

DepartmentProduction

JobExecutive Producer

Episode Count885

Vote Count37

Ask This Old House

The crew at This Old House take on some pretty big projects, which means they can only work on one or two houses a year. But homeowners have a virtual truckload of questions on smaller projects, and the This Old House crew is ready to answer. Ask This Old House solves the steady stream of home improvement problems faced by viewers - and the crew even makes house calls!

Release Date2002-10-10

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count20

The French Chef

One of the first cooking shows on American television, created and hosted by Julia Child on public television to introduce the French way of cooking. It emphasized fresh ingredients, many of which were unfamiliar to Americans. Based on the books she co-authored, entitled Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

Release Date1963-02-02

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count63

Vote Count10

The New Yankee Workshop

The New Yankee Workshop is a woodworking program produced by WGBH Boston, which aired on PBS. Created in 1989 by Russell Morash, the program is hosted by Norm Abram, a regular fixture on Morash's This Old House. The series aired for 21 seasons before broadcasting its final episode on June 27, 2009.

Release Date1989-01-07

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count2

Julia Child & Company

Building on the success of The French Chef, the equally successful follow-up series called Julia Child & Company debut five years later in 1978. This series incorporates the planning and preparation of a complete meal – featuring two to three dishes per show.

Release Date1978-01-01

DepartmentProduction

JobProducer

Episode Count20

Vote Count1

This Old House: Trade School

This Old House: Trade School

See what it's like to work alongside the pros and learn the tricks of the trades. THIS OLD HOUSE: TRADE SCHOOL, hosted by Kevin O'Connor, is a celebration of craftsmanship, vocational education, and excellence in the field of home improvement. This new series follows two residential construction projects and will offer viewers a master class in building methods and disciplines through step-by-step instructions demonstrated by the industry's leaders. Exploring everything from architecture, engineering and carpentry to plumbing, masonry and landscape design, THIS OLD HOUSE: TRADE SCHOOL will provide insight into the tricks of the trade from experts and professionals, as they renovate and restore America's homes from top to bottom. —The CW

Release Date2017-10-07

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

The Way to Cook

The Way to Cook

From deglazing a sauce and degreasing a stock to thickening a soup and unmolding a timbale, all the important techniques that make for good cooking are here. Now, at the press of a button, you have instant access to whatever recipe or information you need. Watch Julia do it and you’ll be empowered. Bon appétit!

Release Date1985-01-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count6

Creative Living with Sheryl Borden

Creative Living with Sheryl Borden

Creative Living with Sheryl Borden is a program airing on the Public Broadcasting Service since 1976.

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Assignment: Shoot the Moon

This film summarizes the exploration of the Moon conducted by the unmanned Ranger, Surveyor, and lunar orbiter spacecraft. It also shows how such detailed data and photography contributed to the first manned flights to the Moon. The film describes the complexities of close-up photography of the Moon and includes views of craters, mountain ranges, and other lunar terrain.

Release Date1967-01-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

The Victory Garden: Vegetable Video

Veggie Gardening 101. Bob and Jim are engaging hosts as they lead the viewer through the basics of choosing a site, preparing a garden plot, and raising a variety of vegetables, including some lesser-grown ones such as parsnips and leeks. Additionally, they demonstrate how to build a few garden structures including a compost bin and a simple cold-frame.

Release Date1986-05-12

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector